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Meet Joyce, the Cancer Centre's First Volunteer

Joyce Bell was Grand River Regional Cancer Centre’s very first volunteer when it opened in 2004. “I had applied to...

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Passing Time at the Hospital by Helping Others

Ed Cober and his wife have been coming to Grand River Hospital for more than a decade. Ed’s wife is...

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Volunteers Are Here to HELP

Meet Justin Hammond, a Grand River Hospital volunteer who has taken on numerous roles throughout the Hospital. Since he began...

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Supporting the Health of Our Community in New Ways

John Lindsay has a personal connection to Grand River Hospital that led him to become a volunteer. “As a former...

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Celebrating National Volunteer Week at Grand River Hospital

Join us in celebrating our incredible team of volunteers this National Volunteer Week! As generous people from our everyday lives—parents,...

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Building a Stronger, More Resilient Health Care System in Waterloo Region

Wow, today is a great day. The Ontario government just announced a planning grant that will see a joint project...

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Support Local with truLOCAL X Grand River Hospital Foundation

Eat healthy and support local with truLOCAL, a high-quality, local meat delivery service. For a limited time, Grand River Hospital...

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Thank You for Supporting the Joint MRI Campaign

Our CEO, Paul McIntyre Royston, would like to thank every one of you who has supported the joint MRI campaign...

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TAMVOES: A Health Care Champion for Waterloo Region

Jessica Lunshof knows firsthand the many challenges of navigating our health care system as her mother’s caregiver. Now, she is...

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Waterloo Region is a Thriving Community Missing a Critical Piece: A New Hospital Infrastructure in KW

Waterloo Region can’t wait any longer to put plans in place for new hospital facilities to better serve the needs...

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BORN Again: Grand River Hospital Implements Newborn Data Integration

The Better Outcomes Registry and Network (BORN) collects newborn data from hospitals across Ontario, including Grand River Hospital, in order...

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Meet Our Music Therapists: Introducing Meghan MacMillan

Meghan has been a music therapist in oncology (cancer care) for just over a year. She works with patients and...